High Life With: Adi Godrej

Adi Godrej, scion of the grand Godrej family of India and current chairman of the Godrej Group, is the second richest Parsi in the world and sixth richest man in India. As of March 2013, his wealth stands at $3.6 billion. We take you through the fabulous life one of India’s finest industrialists

An engineer by profession, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology forms his alma-meter. Godrej then completed his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

The Godrej family resides in the prestigious Malabar Hill in Mumbai. As it ends up, property prices in this tony Mumbai neighbourhood stand at Rs 75,000/sq ft. The area also houses the Ruias, Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry and Venugopal Dhoot, making the combined wealth of the street $30 billion (Rs 1.50 lakh crore).

Godrej is also quite a patron of the arts, as is his wife, Parmeshwar. A collection of exquisite paintings adorn his work and home space. MH Husain is a favourite in this house.

Incidentally, the Godrej family hosted Oprah Winfrey on her visit to India. Society high priestess Parmeshwar was, of course, responsible for the intimate affair.